Operational Lead - Public Health

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £49,221 - £53,826 per annum (pro rata for part time) (pay award pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 10th July 2026

About the Role

The post sits within a team that commissions key Public Health services, currently including sexual health, substance use, NHS Health Checks and gambling prevention. You will contribute across these areas as projects and priorities develop, with a particular leadership focus on NHS Health Checks and an early opportunity to support sexual health commissioning.

You will use data, evidence and insight to understand population need and help design interventions that promote wellbeing and prevent or reduce poor health. A key part of the role will be identifying health inequalities, understanding who is most affected, and working with providers, commissioners, partners and wider stakeholders to respond within available resources. This will require strong communication, negotiation and partnership skills, as well as confidence working across complex systems.

You will join an established, skilled and welcoming team, working alongside other Operational and Strategic Leads to help shape and deliver high-quality Public Health services for Leicestershire

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a higher level qualification relevant to Public Health or substantial experience in planning or commissioning services for vulnerable populations
• Have experience of planning and delivering public sector programmes across organisational boundaries
• Have experience of delivering evidence based action that will enable local needs to be addressed and which in turn, fulfil the requirements of national drivers and performance indicators
• Have the skill to manage projects and deliver project outputs in a systemised way
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate good interpersonal and presentational skills
• Have well developed numerical and analytical skills to enable you to work with complex information and data sets and to oversee and forecast expenditure accurately

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Sally Vallance
Head of Service Public Health
Sally.vallance@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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